Two men have been jailed for dealing drugs in Carlisle with a street value of £250,000.

Adam Oakley, 30, of Raven Street, Carlisle, was sentenced to ten years and Craig Corner, 41, of Quinton Gardens in the city, caged for four years for possession with intent to supply and conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs.

The duo were sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court today.

Their sentences are part of Operation Cornflake, which saw police recover cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis with a street value of quarter of a million pounds.

Oakley and Corner both pleaded guilty at Carlisle Crown Court in July 2015.

“This was a small, yet organised, consortium whose sole intention was to sell significant amounts of cocaine and other drugs in Carlisle.

“One of Cumbria Constabulary’s priorities is to target those who pose the greatest risk to our communities and we will continue to take them off the streets and bring them to justice.

“Craig Corner’s role was to travel to Liverpool and convey the drugs back to Carlisle, his sentence should act as a deterrent to others who may be asked to undertake such a journey.

“Adam Oakley’s role was far more serious, he was caught red-handed mixing cocaine with adulterants to substantially increase its value.

“The courts have handed down sentences that reflect the damage these individuals are doing to society and show it won’t be tolerated.

“This should serve as a warning to others involved in this type of serious criminality and who are damaging our communities, at some point in the future, you will be put in front of the courts to answer for what you are doing.”

An arsonist has been jailed for setting fire to a bed inside a house while his wife and three children slept.

Thomas Galloway, 22, of Thomas Street, Carlisle was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court today to five years for arson with intent to endanger life.

At 5am on 17 April police were called to a house fire at a property on Thomas Street in Carlisle.

Following police investigation it was established that Galloway started the fire deliberately. While nobody was injured, extensive damage was caused to the property.

“Galloway knowingly put the lives of his wife and children in danger due to his actions. Thankfully no one was hurt, however this incident could have easily ended in tragedy. Justice has been served today, and I hope it gives the victims the opportunity to move on with their lives.”

Tony Brunskill will serve a total of 14 years for sexually abusing boys. Credit: ITV Border

Tony Brunskill, the former Eden Council chairman and businessman, has been jailed for a further four years after admitting sexually abusing a fourth victim. He admitted the further charges, committed between 1975 and 1981, when he worked at Rossall School in Fleetwood in Lancashire.

Brunskill is already serving a 10 year sentence for abusing three other schoolboys. Carlisle Crown Court heard he lavished the boy, who was aged between 11 and 13 years old, with gifts before abusing him.

In a statement, which was read out to the court, his victim described feeling 'trapped and disgusted' and said Brunskill was "like a spider, weaving his web of entrapment."

The 66 year old appeared in the dock from prison and stood with his head bowed as the judge told him he was 'deeply manipulative and had grossly abused his position of trust.'